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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 13, 2020

9th Circuit considers state appeal in solitary confinement class action

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hearing in a lawsuit between the state prison system and attorneys representing a class of inmates who sued for being held in solitary confinement ended in uncertainty Tuesday with confusion about whether one of the appeals in the long-running case should be considered yet.

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hearing in a lawsuit between the state prison system and inmates who sued for being held in solitary confinement ended Tuesday with confusion about whether one of the appeals in the long-running case should be considered yet.

Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey T. Fisher, representing Gov. Gavin Newsom, argued all the appeals -- including one in which he maintained the class action should terminate be...

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